Alive and Well - Studio 60 Schedule
Recently a fan mentioned that Studio 60 would not be airing tonight Oct, 30, and asked if Studio 60 was in trouble as a series.
Good question.
Here's the essence of our reply to this all important question:
The official NBC site says the following: "Studio 60 returns with an all-new episode in one week! And on Monday, October 30, don't miss a special presentation of Friday Night Lights at 10/9c."
As with Sorkin's previous work with NBC ("The West Wing"), there are occasional weeks off, followed by new episodes. People may be reading doom and gloom into this skipped episode so early in the season of the show, but this show has already aired 7 episodes, so it wouldn't be unusual to have a break, or for them to try out other shows in that time slot.
The next episode, "Nevada Day Part 1," airs Monday, November 6 at the usual time.
Since the next episode is a 2-parter, I wouldn't read too much into this break happening at this time. Better to break before the 2-parter than to break in the middle.
One article we found (sorry, the link to it is lost to the sands of time) had surmised that this schedule change meant that the NBC execs didn't feel good about the show, or that the show was in trouble.
We don't think that is the case, and here's why. NBC already has the show scheduled for the same day and time, the following week. This skip in airings seems simply part of NBC's modus operandi for spreading out the airings of this popular and expensive series, and giving other shows a chance in a popular time slot.
Good question.
Here's the essence of our reply to this all important question:
The official NBC site says the following: "Studio 60 returns with an all-new episode in one week! And on Monday, October 30, don't miss a special presentation of Friday Night Lights at 10/9c."
As with Sorkin's previous work with NBC ("The West Wing"), there are occasional weeks off, followed by new episodes. People may be reading doom and gloom into this skipped episode so early in the season of the show, but this show has already aired 7 episodes, so it wouldn't be unusual to have a break, or for them to try out other shows in that time slot.
The next episode, "Nevada Day Part 1," airs Monday, November 6 at the usual time.
Since the next episode is a 2-parter, I wouldn't read too much into this break happening at this time. Better to break before the 2-parter than to break in the middle.
One article we found (sorry, the link to it is lost to the sands of time) had surmised that this schedule change meant that the NBC execs didn't feel good about the show, or that the show was in trouble.
We don't think that is the case, and here's why. NBC already has the show scheduled for the same day and time, the following week. This skip in airings seems simply part of NBC's modus operandi for spreading out the airings of this popular and expensive series, and giving other shows a chance in a popular time slot.
posted by Studio 60 Fan at 5:19 PM
2 Comments:
Honestly, given all the new shows this year, Studio 60, in our opinion, has been the best. It's quirky, but interesting and watchable. It's a sad story that the poorly-acted, and horribly written, CSI Miami continues to own Monday nights.
We're unhappy about the news that Studio 60 is about to disappear, as we wrote earlier ourselves: Impending Studio 60 Cancellation Latest Clue TV Too Dumb
It's heartbreaking that a show this terrific is facing possible cancellation. Last nights' episode was wonderful; a very, very clever plot, great guest spot by John Goodman, the usual brilliant dialog we can reliably expect from a genius like Aaron Sorkin, and laugh out-loud funny. The realization that a show of this quality can't find an audience is chilling. Prime time TV is becoming a wasteland; can't someone save Studio 60????
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